I've been with this practice, for many years, the staff are excellent in looking after cavies, and I can't find fault with them, reasonably priced too.

Patch has been in the wars, and his teeth are the latest problem to emerge, so he gets booked in for Xrays etc...

Ms Maharaj is Patch's primary Vet, she is brilliant and puts you at ease, answers any questions, she knows about this website and she very cavy savvy. Patch will also see Mr Connachie (The Boss) and Bill who is a large animal Vet, who amputated Patch's infected leg last year and has a wee soft spot for my wee boy too.

Dr. Mark Burgess and Dr. Katrina Ramsell are the experts in town. They are the referred vet from the other offices for surgery and specialty care. I've been going to them since 2001 (before?) with good results. They have a long history of treating ferrets, guinea pigs, rabbits, and reptiles.

I've only recently become a cavy owner, so I've only been to this vet once. My young skinny boar was treated here for a URI. Very accomodating to squeeze in an appointment for an urgent problem. Also sells Oxbow products. Comes recommended by other vets in the area, as well as the employees of the local pet supply shop I shop at. Also treat other small animals, as well as reptiles.

The regular hours for the specialty clinic are Monday-Friday 7:30AM-6:30PM but they Animal Trauma and emergency stays open 24 hrs 365 days.

Dr. Powers is great. She is the exotic specialist for this facility and takes exotics as regular patients. When my piggies went in for their check up she was very thorough and even followed up to make sure they were maintaining their weight. Recently my two boys, Piggie and Cappuccino got into a tiff on a Sunday afternoon. They wound up with some nasty bites wounds. Cappy needed stiches on his lower eye lid and Piggy needed to have the wound on his rump check out. Dr. Powers was not working that Sunday but her staff called her. She came in straight away and took care of them.

Dr. Materi is kind, caring, and extremely skilled. She is extremely thorough, is very knowledgeable, and brings an excellent "bedside manner" to the room. She is impressively competent in handling a fussy guinea pig through dental exams (she does not use anesthetic for trimmings), anal temperatures, ear cleanings, etc. Her staff is excellent, as well, and the clinic is well-run, efficient, and on-time.

Dr. Ford is very kind and competent. This clinic is EMERGENCY ONLY and cannot be used for regular vet care or for more intensive procedures. I would only recommend Dr. Ford for guinea pig care- this clinic treats all animals and I'm personally not familiar with the other doctors' competency with guinea pigs. However, Dr. Ford was excellent when we required emergency care. She provided a thorough exam, a diagnosis, first-doses of medication and fluids, and she sent us home with plenty of antibiotics, painkillers, and critical care to last us until we were able to see a regular vet. Her services were extremely appreciated in a time of need.

*Hospital Specialises in Exotics and Regular Animals
*Very knowlegable exotics vet that has dealt with many Guinea Pigs.
*They are very knowlegable in the allergies & medications in cavys.
*Only downfall: Sometimes overpriced

Castration (Neuter) Costs around $44 assuming there are no complications. Quick surgery, In and Out and they provide excellent recovery care and support over the phone. Doctors are on call 24/7. Rather good price for this surgery.

Do not bring your cavy to the Animal E.R. Of The Berkshires (pittsfield, MA) if recomended to. They are not affiliated with Greylock and have been known to provide medications that are lethal to cavys!

Dr. Taylor is the most knowledgeable vet I’ve seen in a long time, and I’ve worked with some with good reputations. What distinguishes him from other vets I’ve seen, is that Dr. Taylor keeps thinking about your pets problem even when he is not in the room with you. I see evidence of this when his techs call up to check on my pig (with great regularity) and tell me that Dr. Taylor thinks we may need to try one more thing, or Dr. Taylor has talked to a specialist in Canada. Plus his knowledge seems encyclopedic off the cuff. My original vet could not explain an unusual situation with one pig (it wasn’t life altering so we didn’t pursue investigation), but I chatted with Dr. Taylor, who has never seen the pig, and he had at least a guess as to what might have caused the unusual situation. He also spent a good deal of time with me on my first two visits.

VERY knowledgable about exotics (and all other pets), I have taken my guinea pigs, hamsters and gerbils to him. In fact he was at a clinic in Edmonton where I originally started seeing him, and I make the 30 minute trip out of town every 3 weeks to see him specifically for my hamster's teeth trim. He is very gentle, takes the time to fully examine, and he will also explain anything he finds in detail.

All of the vets here are very competent and used to seeing pigs on a regular basis. They have done a toe amputation, mass removal, many xrays and blood tests, and euthanasia for me. They also carry Oxbow products incl. Critical care. They also now have emergency services available, and when I leave pigs there overnight I can have these emergency vets check on my pigs often, and call for updates at any time during the night if I want. It's more expensive, though.